Download the Sydney Disability & WorkAbility Expo Program hereΒ
Check out who will be exhibiting at the expo! We have hundreds of exhibiting service and product providers for you to visit on the day.
Download the Sydney Disability & WorkAbility Expo Program hereΒ
Check out who will be exhibiting at the expo! We have hundreds of exhibiting service and product providers for you to visit on the day.
Exhibition Hall 4, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park NSW
Sydney Olympic Park has accessible and mobility car parking spaces for people with disability. Carparks close to Hall 4 are P1, P6 and P6A.
Limited Free Accessible Parkings are available on streets for mobility parking permit holders only and youβll need to display your permits correctly to avoid any fines. There are also accessible parking spaces available in carparks with no discount rates. Streets where you can find accessible spaces that are close to Hall 4 are Showground Road, Herb Elliott Avenue and Dawn Fraser Avenue West (Check street signs for time limit). For more details on where to find accessible parking spaces please see: https://www.sydneyolympicpark.nsw.gov.au/parking/accessible-parking.
Located directly across from Accor Stadium and is a 6-9 minute walk to Hall 4. Entry via Edwin Flack Ave. Accessible and mobility car parking spaces available.
Entry via Australia Avenue (corner of Murray Rose Avenue). Distance to Hall 4 is 705m (5 minute walk). Accessible and mobility car parking spaces available.
Entry via Australia Avenue (corner of Grand Parade). Distance to Hall 4 is 500m (8-minute walk). Please note these are non-accessible mobility spaces (limited parking spaces available).
Please display your Mobility Parking Permit to avoid fines.
An accessible shuttle service operated by Stryder will be in operation during event days (Fri/Sat). Stryder will operate a Shuttle Bus with wheelchair accessibility between 8:30am – 3:30pm. Map ofΒ continuous loop will be published soon.
Shown in the map as a purple bar, opposite carpark P6. This is where Taxi’s and cars can drop off. We are in Exhibition Hall 4.
Friday 8 August
Time | Duration | Who | WHAT – TOPIC |
10:00am | 20min | Kathrine Peereboom | Practical Safety Solutions for the Disability CommunityΒ Strategies for individuals and care givers on how to navigate highly stressful situations and what to provide a first responder in the field. |
10:30am | 20min | The Stage Door Performing Arts | Integrative Dance – Variety of performances by students |
11:00am | 15min | Kathryn Carey & Ronan Soussa | Opening Ceremony – Welcome to Country, Words of Welcome from Expo Director, Official Opening from Ambassador |
11:15am | 30min | Ronan Soussa | Ambassador Interview – Ronan will be interviewed with a variety of questions about his life, and then have time for questions after. |
12:00pm | 20min | Autism Mates | Model MATES Fashion Show – Model Mates bring fashion to Sydney Disability Expo! Experience the joy, as Model Mates turn our stage into a catwalk and show us how its done. |
12:30pm | 20min | Stacey Copas | How SDA Let Me Focus On My Strengths, Not My Limitations – As a quadriplegic of 34 years, SDA housing has been life-changing β giving me greater independence, improving my relationships, and helping my business thrive. |
1:00pm | 20min | NDIA Representative | NDIS Information Session |
1:30pm | 20min | Co-Hive Ambassador | Employment Model and Participant Journeys – Co-Hive offer a wide range of specialised programs aimed atΒ creating real employment opportunities aimed at young adults 17-35. |
2:00pm | 20min | Para Dance Sport Sydney | Various Dance Routines |
Saturday 9 August
Time | Duration | Who | WHAT – TOPIC |
10:00am | 20min | Andrew Hewitt | Wheelchair Drummer – Australia’s most inspirational drummer – Andrew is a world renown drummer born with Cerebral Palsy. He has performed in the USA a number of times and in Berlin, Germany. |
10:30am | 20min | Amanda Hicks | Social Workers in the NDIS – Social Workers have a unique role in the NDIS. |
11:00am | 20min | Cobie-Ann Moore | The Art of Adapting – Cobie Ann Moore is a talented visual artist based in Sydney. Her art serves as a powerful means of expression and liberation. |
11:30am | 20min | Dr. Stephen Wolfson (Neurocrog) | Spectrum of Differences – Dr Wolfson will explore common myths about human diversity and offer an accessible way to apply a neuroscience perspective to everyday challenges. |
12:00pm | 20min | Ellie Cole (APM) | The Power of Disability Employment – I may have swum my last race, but Iβm just getting started with APM.Β Weβre breaking down barriers and supporting inclusion through secure jobs. |
12:30pm | 20min | Nicolas Gleeson | The Many Ways of Seeing – My goal is that the audience can take away with them some of my lived experience that may assist them with their own lives. |
1:00pm | 20min | NDIA Representative | NDIS Information Session |
1:30pm | 20min | Dr. Omer Shahab Khan | Return On Investment vs Return On Compassion: People Over Profit – Explore how to scale disability services with a focus on compassion and compliance. |
2:00pm | 15min | Creshone Roshananth | Play by Ear β Rising of a Young Talent |
2:20pm | 15min | Santi Jackson | Michael Jackson impersonator – I am a Michael Jackson impersonator in a wheelchair. I love music and to show other kids anything is possible |
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